WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters. The waterslide made to look like the type Mayan Temple found in Mexico sends terrified thrill-seekers up to 35-miles-per-hour down a 60-foot-long chute through a tunnel surrounded by 14-foot-long nurse sharks and Caribbean Reef sharks swimming in crystal clear waters.Aptly called “The Leap of Faith” – the terror-slide is part of the incredible Aquaventure, Paradise Island resort of the Bahamas. Vice President of Marine Operations, Mark Gsellman explained why the slide is so popular with the visitors to his resort
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .